Michigan, Michigan State set to make $25.7 million apiece from Big Ten payouts

Michigan, with more revenues than every program but one, stands to make $25.7 million through the Big Ten.Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com

The Big Ten might not be great at football right now. But it's great at making money.

The league will pay each of its members $25.7 million following the 2012 season, according to the St. Louis Post Dispatch. That's up from $24.6 million last year, despite Nebraska receiving a full share for the first time.

The payouts are the most lucrative in the country, thanks largely to the cash stream created by the Big Ten Network. Each school received $7.6 million from the network for 2012.

That's actually a $500,000 dip per school, thanks to the Cornhuskers receiving their first full share since joining the league in 2011, but remains among the best media deals in the country.

Each of the league's schools also will receive $10.9 million from the conference's TV deal with ABC and ESPN, per the report.